Anybody else received this message from Swank? Anybody know more about
what they're proposing?

Like the Copyright Clearance Center, they are providing a service but
they aren't exactly proponents of Fair Use (note that Swank's FAQ page
doesn't not mention the classroom face-to-face exemption anywhere).

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"...I am with Swank Motion Pictures. I have worked with your University
for a number of years to provide public performance licensing for films.
Swank has most recently obtained the rights to provide movies in an
on-demand environment-more specifically we are now able to license you
to stream movies via your online course management system. We have
found that the demand to view films via course management to support
course curriculums has been growing quite rapidly and we hope that this
new program will be a good solution for many colleges and universities.
We are currently working on a demo of this new product and it should be
complete in the coming weeks-I will be sure to forward the demo along a
that time. In the mean time please do not hesitate to contact me with
any questions if you feel this new opportunity may be of value to your
campus! I would love to discuss how we can tailor this new product to
meet your current and future needs!"

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:blue'>Anybody else received =
this message
from Swank? Anybody know more about what they&#8217;re =
proposing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:blue'>Like the Copyright =
Clearance
Center, they are providing a service but they aren&#8217;t exactly =
proponents
of Fair Use (note that Swank&#8217;s FAQ page doesn&#8217;t not mention =
the
classroom face-to-face exemption anywhere).<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'>&#8220;&#8230;</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>I am with Swank Motion Pictures.&nbsp; I have =
worked with
your University for a number of years to provide public performance =
licensing
for films.&nbsp; Swank has most recently obtained the rights to provide =
movies
in an on-demand environment&#8212;more specifically we are now able to =
license
you to stream movies via your online course management system.&nbsp; We =
have
found that the demand to view films via course management to support =
course
curriculums has been growing quite rapidly and we hope that this new =
program
will be a good solution for many colleges and universities.&nbsp; We are
currently working on a demo of this new product and it should be =
complete in the
coming weeks&#8212;I will be sure to forward the demo along a that =
time.&nbsp;
In the mean time please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions =
if you
feel this new opportunity may be of value to your campus!&nbsp; I would =
love to
discuss how we can tailor this new product to meet your current and =
future
needs!<span style=3D'color:blue'>&#8221;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>